What's this SOPA stuff?

Tom here. Many of you may have run across the “blackout” that took place on a few sites a little over a week ago. Wikipedia being the giant that was (kind of) unavailable…with many others you may or may not have known about. This was cool because it raise awareness about something that a lot of times only nerds really voice their opinions on…but this was a big one.

Many of you may still be kind of asking what this whole “SOPA” (and PIPA) thing is all about. This is a pretty good TED Talk that talks about it. Please watch it.

Lilah Grace, Two Years Old

I love it when she goes to the fridge to get a snack she always, always brings one for Vivianne.

I love it when she says, “I love you too!” And the “too” is just an octave higher than the rest of the words.

I love it when she sits down to do something, whether it be a puzzle or to color, that she does it with such conviction.

I love it when I catch her reading “her” books and she doesn’t know I’m watching her.

I love that she calls Thomas the “monster”.

I love that she eats almost anything, especially things that are good for her.

I love that she idolizes Vivianne and wants to be just like her.

I love it when she says, “Oopsy daisy” when she trips or falls.

I love that she has a determination about her like no other…but it also irritates the crap out of me sometimes ;-)

I love that she is such a big helper.

I love that she likes to hug, kiss and snuggle.

I love that she is funny and likes to laugh.

I love that she is tough and likes to play rough and get into mischief (the good kind) sometimes.

I love that she is confident in almost everything she does.

I love that she loves to be with people of all ages.

I love that she wants me all to herself when she’s tired…well, I love that most of the time;-)

I love that she goes potty all by herself.

I love that she gets dressed all by herself.

I love that she wants to do pretty much everything all by herself.

I love her. Period.

Fun in the snow :-)

Playing at the park!

Yay for snow!

First "real" snow fall of the year!

These pictures below were taken today as well, prior to the snow! What a difference!

Said goodbye to the tree

Finally, took the tree down tonight and I’m already looking forward to the next one.

Took this pic the night before last…

More swimming with Vivianne

They are learning how to use thier arms (strokes) now! When the teacher taps them on their head, they are supposed to flip over on their backs and breathe and then when their head is tapped again they flip back over and swim all by themselves.

Here’s a quick video:

Skating

The pot calling the kettle black...

Yesterday, Vivianne says, “Oh, Lilah, stop being so dramatic!”

Hmmmmmm…think she’s heard that one a time or two herself ;-)

One of many gifts Vivianne made for us this Christmas...